Chapter 15 Summary

Athos still has not returned, and Aramis is away on leave, so d'Artagnan and Porthos go to M. de Treville and explain Athos disappearance. M. de Treville immediately uses his contacts to find out where Athos is being kept, and then goes to the king to try to secure his release. Unfortunately the cardinal is there before him. Nevertheless, after much discussion, which is not helped by the cardinal's occasional contributions, he manages to secure the promise of the king to release Athos. M. de Treville leaves, and alone again, the cardinal tells the king that Buckingham has been in Paris for the last five days.

Chapter 15 Analysis

M. de Treville is uneasy that the cardinal suddenly capitulated at the end of the discussion and allowed the release of Athos – he knows the cardinal is up to something. Sure enough, the cardinal really...